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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for What it Claims to Be, July 14, 2006
This review is from: Silver's Spells for Abundance (Silver's Spells Series) (Paperback)
I usually write my own spells, but picked this one up for inspiration. It's been well worth it on that count. Some of the spells I liked so much that I will be using them myself. Granted most of the spells are the usual formulaic correspondence recipie type spell (use this ingredient on this phase of the moon, turn around 3 times while chanting this, etc.)that seem like they are straight out of Charmed's book of shadows. If that kind of thing works well for you, great. Others, though, are wonderfully creative - the type of spell that I have found work best.
Silver goes into some of the psychology of spellworking, like not assuming failure if it's taking longer than you expected for your desire to manifest and how to deal with it when your luck backslides a bit. That's helpful.
I was more than a little surprised to see the book attacked so badly for not being what it didn't claim to be. There is nothing on the cover or in the introduction to suggest that it is a book on advanced magical work or a treatise on the "true" meaning of Wicca (which, BTW, has as a many varieties as there are denominations of Christianity). It claims to be a spell book, and that is what it is.
My advice to anyone considering this book is that you can get something out of it if you want to. It's a real shame when people let their own bloated egos get in the way of finding the good in things.
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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best book on occult practice, but creative., February 14, 2006
This review is from: Silver's Spells for Abundance (Silver's Spells Series) (Paperback)
Ok, I've NEVER liked Silver Ravenwolf's books. The ones I have browsed (To ride a silver broomstick, etc) I found to be a very fluff-commercial type of applied magic. No thank you.
But, I will say this. Magic is tied to tradition. ALWAYS. The success of your magic and working is dependent upon 2 things: focus of will, and IMAGINATION.
So when it came time for me to shift the energy to create more cash, I turned to these books because, while corny, offer some imaginative spells that draw the energy of cash into my life. Sure, making a magical bill box that banishes negativity on bills Im sure is of very little occult value, but the point is that it works on your psychology.
And you know what? Ive experienced success with these. Meaning I have seen results, even as slight as a change of mindset.
This book is by no means a value to magical theory or application. It gives you good ideas on how to APPLY YOUR PRE-EXISTING KNOWLEDGE OF MAGIC! Id say if you didnt know what the hell you're doing, this book would suck for you. It would have very little potency. And it would do some good to read the classics like Crowley, Fortune and Regardie before you even consider reading Ravenwolf.
If you already know your correspondences, how to work with the elements, moon phases, metals & planets, etc, you could do some potent stuff already. This book gives more creative IDEAS for the practitioner to apply his/her knowledge.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very helpful..., January 8, 2010
This review is from: Silver's Spells for Abundance (Silver's Spells Series) (Paperback)
This little book is very helpful for bringing positive abundance in your life.
It's not a book that tells you: 'do these spells and you'll be RICH!' That's not what it's about at all. Rather, it's a book on getting your (financial) life into balance. Which is certainly not a bad thing! After all - it's difficult to focus on spiritual matters when you're constantly stressed over finances.
I suggest to the bashers that they actually READ the book instead just assuming what it's about. (Gee, what a concept!)
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